Acharya Vamana (latter half of the 8th century – early 9th century)Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Pali Literature was an Indian Rhetorician.
Vamana's investigation into the nature of a Kāvya is known as theory of Riti.
Vamana's Kavyalankara Sutra is considered as the first attempt at evolving a philosophy of literary aesthetics. He regarded that riti is the soul of Kavya.Vamana definition of Vamana in the Free Online Encyclopedia. He presented his formulations in the form of Sutras.
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